A downloadable software App that can turn a car into a self-driving autonomous unit can now be downloaded via the Internet. (Link at end of story) Called DriveYOU the app only works on cars less than five years old and will only operate while the vehicle is on...

By Paul Whytock | 31-03-2017

The major contributing factor jeopardizing embedded security is the prolific surge of IoT related products and systems that are hitting the market. So why can’t all these new connectivity products that are going to brighten our lives be secure? And who is goin...

By Paul Whytock | 29-03-2017

The constant demand for ever-increasing interconnect bandwidth in datacentres means single-mode optical transceivers will need to scale to Tb/s capacity and be tightly integrated with network switches. For some years industry has been concerned as to whether i...

By Paul Whytock | 21-03-2017

For those electronics engineers that didn’t make it to the Nuremberg show here’s a selection of the highlights from day two of the exhibition. Three new entry class T&M instruments T&M specialists Rohde & Schwarz introduced three entry-level test a...

By Paul Whytock | 15-03-2017

Over 700 electronics companies gather at the Nuremberg exhibition centre this week. Loads of new technology launches. Here are a few of the highlights.  Car software design accelerates NXP Semiconductors launched the S32K1 family combining a breakthrough suite...

By Paul Whytock | 14-03-2017

We’re all subjected to the relentless hyperbole expounding the theory that the Internet of Things (IoT) will revolutionise connectivity and make the world a better, more intelligent and efficient place to be in. Whether or not you believe all or some of that t...

By Paul Whytock | 08-03-2017

I recently met a senior engineer that had worked for a large international car maker for most of his career and the topic of our conversation was how modern cars had become laden with electronically enabled systems. Now, before I go any further you need to kno...

By Paul Whytock | 22-02-2017

Walk round any shopping mall and you’ll see parents pushing their beloved offspring in buggies with the child totally absorbed in the computer tablet or mobile phone they are playing with. The Digital Dilemma: Technology's Impact on Family Time Is this a good...

By Paul Whytock | 16-02-2017

Flexible solar cells that are more flexible than silicon-based products will create a diversity of design opportunities when it comes to portable and wearable technology. This makes organometal halide perovskite solar cells particularly attractive to design en...

By Paul Whytock | 14-02-2017

Thought your laptop was fast. Well try to imagine a computer that is 100 million times faster. This leap into binary hyper-drive is now considered a possibility with the construction of a huge quantum computer that could be just a few years away. Such a develo...

By Paul Whytock | 07-02-2017

Advances in networking mean that Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technology is fast approaching a situation where it becomes a practical reality. However, the application of IIoT still has a number of practical hoops to jump through. These operational cha...

By Paul Whytock | 02-02-2017

Picture this. You have just set up your exhibition booth at the Electronica 2016 exhibition in Munich only to find the neighbouring booth next to you is exhibiting products with features that are fake copies of your patented product. This is precisely what hap...

By Paul Whytock | 31-01-2017

Cadmium is the culprit and it’s used in many home electronic goods, including lighting, computers and televisions. It causes cancer and targets cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal, neurological, reproductive and respiratory functions. However, the majority...

By Paul Whytock | 25-01-2017

Whilst telecoms and computer market demand for semiconductor devices can best be described as mercurial the automotive industry appetite for electronic devices has been a consistent and steady growth area for the past twenty years. This comforting pattern for...

By Paul Whytock | 19-01-2017